May is one of my new favorite months. It’s the month I became a momma AND the month that we all get to celebrate our mommas! Plus, this year, it’s the month that my wedding season really cranks up and I have tons of fun shoots and celebrations planned. May 2016 is going to be full and wonderful!

This year, May is also the month that my husband, Vaughan, starts his new job – yesterday, actually. He accepted a job working for an aerospace company and we’re both super excited about it! It’s a great opportunity for him to try out some new skills, learn a lot, and continue to be challenged in his career. I’m so proud of him for working so hard and finding a great position!

This month, I’m focusing my goals on family, reading, and planning Finn’s FIRST birthday party!

• Finish reading His Needs, Her Needs: Building an Affair-Proof Marriage
• Read 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think as part of the Nancy Ray book club
• Continue reading through the Bible this year
• Continue learning about and shooting film – I plan to shoot film during a birth session this month!
• Solidify our monthly budget as Vaughan starts a new job and our income changes.
• Take Sundays off of social media – this one has been harder than I thought it would be!
• Keep trying to wake up before Finn at least twice per week
• Finish Finn’s monthly photos (fun fact: he’s still wearing the same 3-mth sized onesie in all his monthly pictures! He’s such a little peanut)
• Find a great sugar-free cake recipe for Finn’s first birthday cake! (I’m looking at you, Pinterest!)
• Throw a fun party for Finn and don’t worry about photos because I have a wonderful friend coming to document the whole thing!

Last month, I set some goals for myself and I think it’s helpful to look back and see what worked and what didn’t work, so here goes:

• As I work through the Nancy Ray Book Club, I’ve decided to skip the April book in order to focus in on reading the February book (His Needs Her Needs) because I feel God is telling me this is important and I need to make time for it.
• Catch up and continue to read through the Bible in a year
• Wake up before Finn at least twice per week (baby steps)
• Continue shooting film as often as possible and shoot one roll per wedding, if possible
• Finish my rebrand and host a giveaway to celebrate the launch (be sure to follow along on Instagram – it’s gonna be SO much fun!!)
• Solidify our monthly budget based on what we learned in Financial Peace University
• Donate clothes I don’t wear anymore
• Take Sundays off of social media
• Celebrate Vaughan’s 30th birthday!!!
• Send out invitations for Finn’s first birthday party!

Have you set monthly goals for yourself? I’d love to read them – leave a comment below with a link to your goals!

Happy Tuesday!